Halle (a little Christmas Market)

Son of Halle - Handel..... 'Michael Jackson' of  the 1700  :-)
After Leipzig, we made a short drive to Halle.  The Christmas Market is small and not different from Leipzig. Lots of grill - sausages and game. 

Christmas Market 2011 - Munich

Here is another CHRISTMAS MARKET to add to collection. It's Munich or München in German. Munich city alone draw tourists like bees to honey, all year round - to Oktoberfest for one. In the city centre, never to be missed is the Church/Marienplatz. A stone throw away is the Viktualien Market which is another must see. There is also a display of the 'button in ear' (remember Teddy Bear) Steiff animals.   It was almost impossible to shoot any photos due to the crowd - please excuse the lousy shots.

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Christmas Bakes

 
Christmasy decos were out since September,
magazines stuffed full of receipes for Christmas
dinner, lunch, breakfast; not forgetting 'after dinner'
morning cocktails to sober up.
Everyone driven into a frenzy of shopping
and baking when December came..
  
I did not bake much this year as I was away for much of December.  Here are my traditional bakes, simple and very much liked by family.   The receipes are from a book printed in the early 1900.

Linzertorte - raspbery jam (above)



Black currant jam.

  Vanilla crescent- before baking












Vanilla crescent - after baking.

was not watching :-(  

Filled with black currant and apricot jam.